2010 Ford Taurus complaints

THE CAR HAS THE CAP LES FUEL FILLER SYSTEM, WHEN I FILL THE CAR, IT LEAKS GAS ON THE GROUND BEHIND THE REAR TIRE, EACH TIME THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. IT DOES THIS AT EVERY STATION I FILL UP AT. IF I TRY TO TOP OFF THE TANK IT MAKES A VERY LARGE PUDDLE. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM HAS NOT FIXED THIS COMPLAINT AND WILL NOT DOCUMENT MY COMPLAINT. *TR

ACCELERATION STALLS FROM 0-5 MPH THEN IS FOLLOWED BY A HARSH BUMP ON TAKE-OFF THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS IT WILL STALL UPON DOWN SHIFTING WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FOR AS LONG AS 6 SECONDS. THIS CAUSES TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO TAKE AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS. WHEN PASSING IT WILL DO THE SAME THING TAKING 3 TO 6 SECONDS TO START ACCELERATING. WHEN I PULL OUT TO PASS IT FALLS BACK A FULL CAR LENGTH BEFORE IT MAKES UP ITS MIND TO ACCELERATE. VERY DANGEROUS, IT WILL DO THIS AT 30 MPH THROUGH 70 MPH. *TR

THERE IS GRUNTING GRINDING AND SQUEALING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES THE CAR HAS 10000 MILES ON IT AND NOW IT PULLS SUDDENLY FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER ON HARD BRAKING. MY DEALER HAS REFUSED TO DOCUMENT MY PROBLEMS AND WANTS TO KEEP THE CAR FOR 2 TO 8 WEEKS TO EVALUATE AND FIX THE PROBLEMS, TO DATE THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BELOW 40 MPH, MY TRANSMISSION WOULD SHUTTER, TODAY MY VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH A INTERSECTION WHEN I TRIED TO USE THE GAS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE OR SPEED UP, I THEN SHIFTED TO MANUAL MODE TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION. INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE SPEEDOMETER STATED CROSS TRAFFIC SYSTEM FAILURE. *KB

BOTH FRONT BRAKE PADS DID NOT WEAR IN AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. ONLY THE INNER 1/2 INCH OF THE OUTER PAD APPEARS TO HAVE SEATED AGAINST THE ROTOR, NOT THE FULL WIDTH OF THE PAD. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED ON THE NEW PARTS EXACTLY LIKE THE FIRST SET. THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT BRAKES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, IT'S NOT JUST ONE SIDE. AN UNUSUAL NOISE SOMETIMES OCCURS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. BRAKING DISTANCE IS COMPROMISED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE SPEED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO AFTER THE PEDAL GOT STUCK. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE, THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THEIR FOOT TO PULL THE PEDAL UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT VARYING SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 MPH AND 65 MPH, THE ENGINE WILL LOSE POWER, FOLLOWED BY THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR "D" LIGHT GOING OUT, AND THE ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENGINE OR REVERSE FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE REAR WINDOW SHADE WILL SHUT DOWN. BASICALLY, AT THE TIME OF THIS POWER LOSS, THE VEHICLE DEFAULT SAFETY FUNCTIONS ENGAGE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WITHIN 30 SECONDS, THE ENGINE REGAINS THRUST AND THE "D" LIGHT COMES BACK ON. FRIEND FOLLOWING IN THE CAR BEHIND ME REPORTED SEEING MY "REVERSE LIGHTS" TURN ON AND STAY ON WHILE I REPORTED THE "D" LIGHT WAS OUT. TOOK TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS OVER THE COURSE OF 5 VISITS. ENGINE PERIODICALLY CONTINUES TO DO THIS. ISSUE SEEMS TO BE RESOLVED WHEN ADDITIONAL GAS IS APPLIED AND POWER IS ENGAGED. A COMPLETE RESTART OF THE CAR SEEMS TO ALSO CAUSE THE PLAGUING PROBLEM GO AWAY. CONCERNS INCLUDE TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND POSSIBLE REAR END COLLISIONS AND FAILURE IN AN INTERSECTION DUE TO THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS ON THE INTERSTATE AS WELL WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A FOUR LANE MAIN ROAD IN WASHINGTON, DC. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE FRONT BRAKES WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. I HAD THE FORD DEALER DIAGNOSE AND ACCORDING TO THEM A TSB WAS PUT OUT BY FORD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES. THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND THE NOISE IS TILL THERE. *TR

THE CD PLAYER WENT OUT IN MY TAURUS LIMITED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A MONTH FOR THE REPLACEMENT, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE ENTIRE CENTER STACK (NAV/RADIO/SYNC SYSTEMS) HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $3000. UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WHEN THE LIGHT FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE VEHICLE COMPUTER. THE WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT CAUSED THE COMPUTER TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I HAD TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ON MY 2010 TAURUS LIMITED. IT ONLY HAD 28000 MILES AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS, AS FORD HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE RADIO BY PRESSING THE MEDIA BUTTON, WHICH WAS LOCATED NEAR THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT THE PASSENGER ERRONEOUSLY DEPRESSED THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERNS OVER THE TWO BUTTONS BEING LOCATED SO CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SLIPS UPON ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP. TRANSMISSION CLUNKS. CAR LUNGES. LOSES POWER. RPMS INCREASE. THIS WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THEN CORRECT ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. SINCE THIS HAS STARTED HAPPENING, IT HAS ALSO BEEN NOTED THAT THE CAR CONSISTENTLY DOWNSHIFTS THROUGH ALL GEARS WITH A SLIGHT HESITATION AND JERK. ALSO NOTING A "MISS" WHILE DRIVING. DEALER UNABLE TO RECREATE PROBLEM. REFUSES TO FIX. FEARFUL OF ACCIDENTS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC.

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT IN EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING. THERE WAS TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL : ENGINE NOT RUNNING AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND LIGHTING WENT OFF. ONLY MANUAL STEERING WAS AVAILABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE EXPRESSWAY SHOULDER .THE ALERT ACTIONS OF THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME DID PREVENT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. INSTRUMENT PANEL MESSAGE STATED "SHIFT INTO PARK"' WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THIS ACTION WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY IN PARK. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS DURING THE REST OF THE TRIP. THE VEHICLE HAS A PUSH BUTTON START. BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO START THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL OR PARK. RESTARTING THIS MOVING VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WOULD HAVE SLOWED THE MOMENTUM REQUIRED TO SAFELY BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOUND NO COMPUTER CODES. ADVICE FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR WAS " DRIVE OR TRADE THE VEHICLE". THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY". *TR

VEHICLE WAS FINE UNTIL 20K MILES. NO NOISE, NO PULLING OR STOPPING ISSUES. WITHOUT WARNING THE GRINDING CAME ON AND THE ROTORS WERE ALREADY COMPLETELY SHOT. *TR

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OR LOST POWER WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 20MPH APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHILE SET ON CRUISE CONTROL FIVE HOURS INTO A DRIVE. IN BOTH OCCURRENCES THE DISPLAY INDICATED TO PUT SHIFTER INTO PARK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STALLED AND STILL MOVING. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STALLED THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING WAS DISABLED. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMAL. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM TWICE WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CONTACTED FORD AND THEY STATE THEY AREN'T AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE. THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION TO OCCUR WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH ON A CURVY CANYON ROAD. I'M VERY CONCERNED WITH CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

TAURUS SHO. ENGINE QUIT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL STOPPED AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. FORD SERVICE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE STALL OR FIND ANYTHING TO INDICATE IT HAD OCCURRED. THERE WAS NO AREA TO PULL OFF ROAD AND HAD TO COMPLETE ACTION IN THE LANE OF TRAVEL. FORD UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING TO CORRECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

WHILE I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, MY WIFE ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON WHILE SHE WAS TUNING THE RADIO. THE TRUNK LID OPENED. I PULLED OUT OF TRAFFIC AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO I COULD CLOSE THE TRUNK LID. THE CAR MANUAL INDICATES THAT THE TRUNK LID WILL OPEN AT SPEEDS UNDER 3 MPH OR LESS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE TRUNK LID SHOULD NOT OPEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS ENGAGED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL EXTREME PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS; YET, THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,880.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN IT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,700. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN

CAR SEEMED TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL, GEARS CLUNKED AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER ENTERING AN INTERSECTION UPON GREEN LIGHT. CAR SEEMED CONFUSED AS TO WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN AS EVEN THE REAR BACKUP CAMERA MOMENTARILY ACTIVATED WHILE ROLLING FORWARD. GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN DRIVE AND NOT ADJUSTED AT ANY TIME DURING THE EVENT. DEALER INSPECTED FOR ALL KNOWN TSB'S AND COULD FIND NO ISSUE. TAURUS SHO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING FROM ANY SPEED, A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE ALL OF THE ROTORS AND DRUMS WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AFTER REPAIRS, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,300. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FORD TAURUS 2010 LIMITED (15127 MILES ON CLOCK) - DRIVING AT 30MPH THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER THE CAR STALLED AND ALL POWER LOST. HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STEERING / BRAKES BECAME VERY HEAVY. THIS FAULT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS NO WARNING AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, AND I WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE CAR AND CONTINUE MY JOURNEY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. JUST FEEL VERY NERVOUS NOW AS THIS IS CLEARLY A FAULT THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED AND I'M JUST THANKFUL IT ONLY HAPPENDED AT 30 MPH AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY OTHERWISE IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *LN

BRAKES GRINDING IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. AT FIRST, DEALER ATTEMPTED TO STATE THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. HOWEVER, NOW DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS MODEL/YEAR, AND THAT THERE IS A TSB ON IT. THE WERE ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BY REPLACING BOTH SETS OF FRONT ROTORS AND PADS, ALONG WITH A BRACKET AND SUPPORT. *TR

2010 FORD TAURUS SHO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT BEING IN FIRST GEAR AFTER A STOP. ONE TO TWO SECOND HESITATION AND THEN CLUNKS INTO GEAR AND I AM ABLE TO TAKE OFF. THIS HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY TWICE A MONTH. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE CAR ALSO HAS AN ISSUE WITH BREAKING AND STEERING. THREE INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED WHERE THE CAR PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT UPON A HARD STOP. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE. HENCE NO FIX. ALL OCCURRED BEFORE 3000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD A HID LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH A SINGLE SET OF HEADLIGHTS; AS RESULT HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHEN APPROACHING A HILL AND THE LIGHTS ALSO MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM TO CALL THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADJUSTED THE LIGHTS WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 770 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

2010 FORD TAURUS SHO- WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD. HAPPENED AFTER ABOUT 1000 MI., DEALER REPLACED PADS..MOST PREVALENT WHEN WEATHER IS COLDER. WAS GOOD FOR AWHILE BUT STARTED AGAIN AFTER 9000 MI.! BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER, SAYS HE WILL CHANGE ROTORS AND PADS THIS TIME. HOPE THIS DOES IT, I'M GETTING TIRED OF TRIPS TO THE DEALER! *TR

WHEN USING THE MANUAL SHIFT MODE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO SHIFT THE CAR MANUALLY WITHOUT SUCCESS. AFTER THE LAST ATTEMPT THERE WAS AN INCREDIBLY LOUD 'THUMP' FROM THE TRANSMISSION. LOUD ENOUGH I THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF THE CAR. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, PAUSED (WHILE COASTING), PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE WHERE IT THEN SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MANUAL MODE. BOTH TIMES HAPPENED WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MY FORD DEALER FOR INSPECTION THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, THEY STATED THERE COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. BOTH TIMES WERE A ROUTINE ACCELERATION WHICH HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES INTO MY TRIP. I WAS NOT 'PUSHING' THE CAR IN ANY WAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS SHO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STALL BUT LOOSE POWER FOR A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE INDEPENDENTLY REGAINING POWER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4, 819. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF UPDATED 03/17/11

DRIVER DOOR FAILS TO SEAL CLOSED, AJUSTED MANY TIMES AND ALLOWS FOR ROAD NOISE AND AIR TO ENTER THE CAR. FORD DEAL HAS WORKED ON VEHICLE X 6 TIMES. *TR

DURING ROUTINE CITY DRIVING, MODERATE BRAKING PRODUCES SIGNIFICANT GRINDING NOISE AND ASSOCIATED VIBRATION IN BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKING ACTION IS STILL GOOD, BUT NOISE PRODUCES A SIGNIFICANT DISTRACTION WHICH CREATES TENDENCY FOR THE DRIVER TO RELEASE BRAKE PRESSURE TO ELIMINATE THE NOISE. FAILURE SEEMS TO OCCUR DURING ALL TYPES OF WEATHER AND DRIVING CONDITIONS, BUT IS MOST OFTEN OBSERVED WHEN MOISTURE IS PRESENT EITHER IN HUMID WEATHER OR PRECIPITATION. DEALER CHECKED ROTORS AND PADS WITHIN TOLERANCES AND ALL CALIPERS APPEAR IN ORDER. DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BUT ADMITS OTHER DRIVERS HAVE REPORTED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IN THE SAME MODEL YEAR AND TRIM. *TR

GRINDING FRONT BRAKES NOT RELATED TO WORN PADS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED FROM 2 TO 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR FOR A MOMENT THEN SLIP BACK IN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPROGRAM THE ECM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,200.

PURCHASED 2010 TAURUS LIMITED IN FALL 2009. WITHIN 900 MILES, BLISS SYSTEM REPORTED "BLISS NOT AVAILABLE - SENSOR BLOCKED SEE MANUAL" AFTER DOZENS OF TRIPS TO 3 DEALERS DURING THE COURSE OF 11 MONTHS AND NEARLY 14,000 MILES DRIVEN, PURCHASE REFUNDED BY FORD UNDER PA LEMONLAW. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD. *TR

2010 FORD TAURUS SHO LOSES POWER AND REAR VIEW CAMERA ACTIVATES WHEN IN DRIVE. ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION WHEN LOST POWER WHEN MAKING A TURN WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC COMING AT ME AT HIGH SPEED. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT SO FORD WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR BACK WHEN THE PROBLEM BECOMES CHRONIC. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND REGISTERED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THE SAME AS THE DEALER. *TR

WE BROUGHT A 210 FORD TAURUS AND THE HEAD REST ARE TO HIGH AND IS CAUSING MY HEAD TO TILT FORWARD. IT IS CAUSING MY NECK TO HURT AND I'M GETTING HEADACHES. I TRULY HATE TO GET IN IT. KNOWING THAT IT'S GOING TO HURT MY NECK. THE HEADREST NEED TO BE ADJUSTED BACK SOME. *TR

2010 FORD TAURUS STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL) HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, SOMEHOW HAVE NOT BEEN CRASHED INTO. FORD HAS REPLACED AT LEAST FOUR DIFFERENT PARTS, EACH TIME SAYING ITS FIXED, THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. LAST WEEK FOR THE THIRD TIME I WAS VERY NARROWLY MISSED BY A SEMI, THANK MY ANGEL FOR BEING ABLE TO COAST ENOUGH TO THE SHOULDER, I CRIED FOR HALF HOUR FROM THE PANIC. NEVER AGAIN WILL I DRIVE THIS CAR ON HIGHWAY NO MATTER HOW MANY PARTS THE CHANGE. FORD IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND NOW ON BUYING IT BACK - THEY SAY THEY HAVE HAD NO OTHER ISSUES SUCH AS THIS WITH THIS MODEL FALSE - I HAVE FOUND FIVE OTHERS ON INTERNET BLOGS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND SAME RESULTS. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP AND EVEN ENGINEERS FROM FORD HAVE BEEN HERE TO ASSESS WITH NO RESULTS. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO DRIVE THEIR NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR A YEAR BEFORE THEY PUT IT OUT TO CONSUMERS WHO MAY BE HARMED DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE. *TR

THE REAR, RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR OF MY 2010 FORD TAURUS SHO EXPLODED AND MELTED THE DOOR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK. THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE THEY WERE KEPT FOR FIVE DAYS. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

BOUGHT THE 2010 FORD TAURUS SEL STARTED HEARING A GRINDING SOUND WHEN BRAKING ON A CONSTANT BASIS. CAR WAS BOUGHT FEB 2010. MILEAGE WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED WAS ABOUT 9-10,000 KM. CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROX. 12,000 KM. BROUGHT TO DEALER. THEY REPLACE PIN, BOLTS, AND PADS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON THE REAR WINDOW NEAR THE ROOF FRACTURED FROM THE WINDOW. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES THAT CAUSED THE ADHESIVE TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES. UPDATED 10/14/10*JB

THE 2010 FORD TAURUS LOSES POWER AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT SPEEDS WITHIN AND EXCESS OF 65 MPH. WHEN THE DEFECT OCCURS, THE ENGINE TURNS OFF, THE THROTTLE IS DEACTIVATED, THE CENTER STACK CONSOLE IS DEACTIVATED AND THE MESSAGE CENTER IN THE VEHICLE'S CLUSTER TELLS THE DRIVER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE DRIVER MUST THEN PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN 45 DAYS. FOR THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED TO PERFORM A ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS. NO ISSUE WAS FOUND AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE OWNER. THE DEFECT OCCURRED ONCE AGAIN ON JULY 29, 2010 AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE ONCE A LOANER VEHICLE CAN BE OBTAINED. NO PHYSICAL CHANGE OR IMPROVEMENT HAS BEEN MADE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AT THIS TIME AND FORD FIELD SERVICE ENGINEERING HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED OR NOTIFIED. *TR

2002 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION TRANSAXLE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, FOUND THAT A REAL COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 FORD TAURUS SHO (AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING HIGHWAY SPEEDS) THE CAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND MY "REARVIEW CAMERA" WILL TURN ON IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN ATTEMPT BY THE CAR TO AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO REVERSE (THE CAMERA IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO TURN ON IN REVERSE). TO DATE, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND THEREBY UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND FORD HAS INDICATED THEY ARE NOT SEEING OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES (NOT SURE IF THIS IS TRUE). THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS OFTEN OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION AND YOU LOSE ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE (OF COURSE) IF YOU'RE IN NEUTRAL. SHOULD THE CAR SOMEHOW FIND A WAY TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE (AS I SAID, THE CAMERA ONLY COMES ON IN REVERSE AND SEEMS TO INDICATE TO ME THAT THE CAR'S SOFTWARE IS TRYING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE FOR NO REASON) WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD VERY EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS MATTER. I HAVE PUT A SPECIFIC DATE IN THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES ON DIFFERENT DATES. *TR

MY 2010 FORD TAURUS LOST POWER ON HIGHWAY AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK INTO THE SHOP THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 4300 MILES AND NEEDS A THROTTLE ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT ALREADY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A STEADY GRINDING NOISE. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN WHEN HE MADE A LEFT TURN. OVER TIME, THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE GRINDING NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER TWICE. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER LATER STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A PIN IN THE CALIPER. THERE IS A RELATED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10032611, SERVICE BRAKES, ANTI-LOCK, CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 4700. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE CONTINUED TO HEAR NOISES UPDATED 12/14/10*JB

TRANSMISSION "CATCHES" WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED CAUSING THE CAR TO HESITATE. FEELS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CAUSE A REAR END TYPE OF ACCIDENT. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR 2010 FORD TAURUS SEL AND HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION BUT THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO DO SO WHEN I LEAST EXPECT IT. THEN I NOTICED RED FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE SEAL WAS NOT PROPERLY SEALED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THEN WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR THE GEAR SHIFT REFUSED TO SHIFT AND WHEN IT DID AFTER FIVE MINUTES, I COULD NOT GET MY KEY OUT!....NOW THE CD PLAYER IS ACCELERATING WHEN I TRY TO PLAY MY MUSIC, THIS CAR IS A LEMON. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT AND LOCK INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN IN FIRST GEAR UNTIL IT WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,260.